Japanese Woodblock Prints

Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900

Andreas Marks, Stephen Addiss

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Tuttle Shokai Inc
20 August 2010

Art & Architecture; Oriental art; Prints & printmaking

Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s until the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints provides a detailed survey of all the famous ukiyo-e artists, along with over 500 full color prints.

Unlike previous examinations of this art form, Japanese Woodblock Prints includes detailed histories of the publishers of woodblock prints--who were often the driving force determining which prints, and therefore which artists, would make it into mass circulation for a chance at critical and popular success. Invaluable as a guide for ukiyo-e enthusiasts looking for detailed information about their favorite Japanese woodblock print artists and prints, it is also an ideal introduction for newcomers to the world of the woodblock print. This lavishly illustrated book will be a valued addition to the libraries of scholars, as well as the general art enthusiast.

By: Andreas Marks
Foreword by: Stephen Addiss
Imprint: Tuttle Shokai Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 2.126kg
ISBN: 9784805310557
ISBN 10: 4805310553
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 20 August 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900

-Marks provides the kind of concrete biographical details that most art historical treatments, more focused on style, genre, and influences, would pass over. And, besides, even for a minor artist like Eizan, we're given five full-color images of examples of his work, one of them a full-page illustration, giving us a sense at a glance of his style--we don't need it described out in lengthy paragraphs. So, in this way, I do think that Marks' book is a wealth of knowledge, a real deep, solid, source to consult for names and dates and the like, a true compendium of artists. The fact that Marks includes publishers at all is also fairly revolutionary, since 'traditional' scholarship on ukiyo-e has always focused on artists almost exclusively, elevating them, and all but ignoring publishers and others involved in the process.- --Nubui Kuduchi blog